North Westport, MA Murder Rates and Murder Maps

Crime Grade's murder map shows the safest places in North Westport in green. The most dangerous areas in North Westport are in red, with moderately safe areas in yellow. Crime rates on the map are weighted by the type and severity of the crime.

Is North Westport, MA Safe from Murder?

The A+ grade means the rate of murder is much lower than the average US city. North Westport is in the 94th percentile for safety, meaning 6% of cities are safer and 94% of cities are more dangerous. This analysis applies to North Westport's proper boundaries only. See the table on nearby places below for nearby cities.

The rate of murder in North Westport is 0.0171 per 1,000 residents during a standard year. People who live in North Westport generally consider the west part of the city to be the safest.

Your chance of being a victim of murder in North Westport may be as high as 1 in 48,565 in the east neighborhoods, or as low as 1 in 89,389 in the west part of the city.

By a simple count ignoring population, more murder occurs in the southeast parts of North Westport, MA: about 0 per year. The northeast part of North Westport has fewer cases of murder with only 0 in a typical year.

How North Westport's Murder Rate Compares

The chart below compares the murder rate in North Westport to the Massachusetts state average and the national average. All rates are the number of crimes per 1,000 residents in a standard year.

Considering only the murder rate, North Westport is safer than the Massachusetts state average and safer than the national average.

See how CrimeGrade calculates these grades and rates on the CrimeGrade methodology page.

The Cost of Murder in North Westport, MA

Murder is projected to cost the residents of North Westport about $159,643 in 2025, or roughly $32 per resident. This is part of North Westport's overall Cost of Crime™. See the full cost-of-crime breakdown for North Westport, including every crime type and how North Westport compares to other cities.

Interpreting the Murder Map

Remember that murder rates are measured per resident. Places with heavy daytime traffic, like shopping districts, airports, and parks, can look more dangerous than they are for the people who live there. See a full guide to reading North Westport's crime maps on the North Westport overall crime page.

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Individual North Westport Crime Maps & Stats

Murder Maps and Rates for Nearby Cities

Compared to surrounding cities, the rate of murder in North Westport is higher. The table below shows Crime Grades for cities close to North Westport.

Nearby City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Westport, MA	A-	C+	B+	A+
Kempton Croft, MA	A+	A	A	A+
Dartmouth, MA	A+	A	A+	A+
Fall River, MA	C	D+	C	A+
North Dartmouth, MA	A-	B-	B+	A+
Head of Westport, MA	A+	A-	A+	A+
Tiverton, RI	B	A	B-	A+
Smith Mills, MA	F	D-	F	A+
South Westport, MA	A	C+	A-	A+
Chartley, MA	A-	A-	B	A+

Murder in City with Similar Populations

North Westport is lower versus other cities of the same size for murder. The table below compares murder in cities with comparable overall population.

Similar City	Overall Crime Grade	Violent Crime Grade	Property Crime Grade	Murder Crime Grade
Wingdale, NY	B	C-	C-	B+
Winamac, IN	B	A-	A-	C-
Weaver, AL	B+	B	B	D
Windsor Heights, IA	D+	B	B	A+
Windsor, NY	C	D+	D+	B+
Wayne, WV	B+	B+	B+	B-
Windsor, PA	A+	A	A	B
Waverly, VA	F	D	D	F
Windsor, VA	C+	B-	B-	B
Windsor, VT	C	B-	B-	D+

Safety and school performance are separate topics, but both shape moving decisions. Using SchoolGrade data, schools in North Westport, MA average SchoolGrade of C, with 36% actual proficiency versus 39% projected; overall, schools don't meet expectations. See North Westport schools on SchoolGrade

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